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Georgetown County Airport (IATA: GGE, ICAO: KGGE, FAA LID: GGE) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Georgetown, a city in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] The airport does not have scheduled commercial airline service.

Georgetown County Airport
USGS 1995 orthophoto
IATA: GGE ICAO: KGGE FAA LID: GGE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Georgetown County
Serves	Georgetown, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL	40 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	33°18′41″N 79°19′13″W
Map
GGE Location of airport in South Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 6,000 1,829 Asphalt 11/29 4,539 1,383 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 48,000 Based aircraft 31
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

Georgetown airport was built in 1941 by the United States Navy and was used by the United States Marine Corps during World War II as an auxiliary airfield assigned to Parris Island Airfield. Georgetown Marine Corps Airfield (OLF) was also used by the United States Army Air Force light observation squadrons (105th, 112th) flying antisubmarine patrols over the Atlantic from May 1942 until August 1942.

The airport was turned over to civil authorities in June 1944, and it was developed into a public airport

Facilities and aircraft

Georgetown County Airport covers an area of 680 acres (275 ha) at an elevation of 40 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 4,539 by 150 feet (1,383 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 22, 2012, the airport had 48,000 aircraft operations, an average of 131 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, and 7% jet.[1]

See also

• South Carolina World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in South Carolina

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467

External links

• Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for GGE, effective July 14, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for GGE
  • AirNav airport information for KGGE
  • ASN accident history for GGE
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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